#breathing poems on Hello Poetry

Mr and Mrs Andrews Dec 2021

Angel*

Mon Amour

When a man whispers
"His feet hurt, and his shoes
are too small and
he's forgotten how to dance."
He prays noone else
understands his dilema,
nor what this means but I do.
No moon rises betwéen his
lowly stinky creepy
femfatales shoe-less other.
My moon spins way up higher
in orbit serving mystic functions
and our moon glares
in each others eyes
as our breathing sighs in love.
True love is our vine that
reigns in us as gravity rules on Earth.
With trips to nowhere and back
In love and without presence
I remain lost and found
a restless Angel.
~~~~~~~~
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

https://youtu.be/so25uWZB2R4

#breathing #moon #sigh #creepy #shoes #dance

Madeleine Nov 2021

Breathing

When you ask me what I am doing
If am bored
Or doing nothing
My response to you will be
Breathing

#breathing #bored #response

Odd Odyssey Poet Oct 2021

Air

We may breathe the-
Same air
But we might not use-
It the same.

Keep your breaths

#air #breathing #life

Glenn Currier Sep 2021

Wilderness Dreams

I awaken in darkness
still terrified and running
from the mountain lion.

But what if I’m the prey
of my own judging
captive of my comparisons?
At times I feel those verdicts in my gut
like when I can’t concentrate on a task
I SHOULD be doing.

When I notice my tight gut
and my mind wanting to flee
I can stop trying
and lying to myself
set my imagination free
roam a wilderness I choose
like right here on the flat and fertile plains
of this poem’s lines.

I used to MAKE myself read this or that out of duty or responsibility or just my own judgements that I SHOULD be reading this. But today I decided to stop that foolishness, read a poem or two here on this site, and just let my imagination roam. The word wilderness popped up out of nowhere. So I rode it and let it take me. The above is the result. Writing poetry frees me.

#writing #judgements #comparisons #beingmyself #breathing #freeing #poetry #tension #peace

julius Aug 2021

(ada)

the girls locker room
me and you
the hallway and the doorway
and the picnic blanket in the breeze

blood on my knees
spit on my cheek
collarbone markings
from your teeth

show up after class
not the same as the last
you're high and i'm low
is this the way
it's gonna go?

sober makes me
feel heavier than
underneath that "man"
one whole year ago

now we dance
in the pitch black
dark of the locker room
you're grabbing for me
and i'm fumbling for you

falling on the ground
i don't see anything
but i feel your breath
as you ask
"what's next?"

and i don't know.

i hate-love her;

#breathing

Anastasiya Antropova Aug 2021

a bit of love to you

Stop.

Calm.

Exhale.

clear your mind.

breath in.

and out.

This world
is kind.

You will be fine.

You're doing great.

inhale.

exhale.

four - seven - eight.

Now hug yourself
and softly smile.

or cry a little.

breathe for a while.

accept

and calm.

see what is there:
your favourite place
you've built with care?

strong growing plants,
delicious tea?

a patch of sunlight,
warm, gentle sea?

inhale... and listen
for a while.

it all will pass.

and all be fine.

♥

I hope that whatever stressful situation you might be dealing with, you will always have strength to find quality time for yourself.
For those who might not know, 4 7 8 is a wonderful breathing technique for calming anxiety.

#selflove #calming #breathing

julius Aug 2021

tomorrow

her name is apart
and like me, she won't swallow.

he left himself
rotting somewhere away from me.
and maybe
i should be happy
but the pain of a severed heart lingers.

so are you damaged like me?
then i don't think i should see you
but i know i will anyway.
so meet me between your teeth tomorrow.

haven't written poetry in a while. life's been crazy

#breathing

Amanda Kay Burke Jul 2021

Deserving (Haiku)

You deserve to live
Heart beating strong in your chest
Alive and breathing

Every day is a blessing

#haiku #deserving #life #live #grateful #alive #breathing

WickedHope Jul 2021

Blinking and Risk-Taking are the Same Thing

Why are all the good things scary
You'd think that flying would be breathtaking and exhilarating
But
All I can think about
Is how close I am to falling
It's suffocating

I really, really feel like I'm watching my own life instead of living it. I'm not supposed to have days like that anymore.

**** the government.

#fear #hope #death #suicide #breathing #love #beauty #pain #fall #suffocate